Super San Miguel de Allende

Leaving Mexico City seemed to be a pretty tight affair as prior to getting on the bus we went through airport style security checks right down to the body pat-down. Then just before the off each of us were individually filmed by a guy who walked up and down the isle with a video camera, what's that all about? And what then were "they" going to do with that footage? A rare free packed lunch though took our minds off some of these security measures.  There are two drivers for the coach the spare one sleeps in a separate trunk next to where the luggage is stored, until it's his time to drive! A space not for the claustrophobic type.

After 4 hours we arrived in San Miguel de Allende. Set on a steep hillside dominated by red rooftops and domed churches this is a picturesque town with a central tree lined plaza and the grand La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel cathedral bristling with turrets and spires. Not to disimilar to a wedding cake!  This town is completely untouched by time, cobbled streets and brightly coloured houses. When you walk around somewhere like San Miguel you just can't help but smile. A maze of cobbled streets and beautiful buildings. For every turn you take there is just more to make you smile. The views fill your mind and your memory card! If this was by the sea we would really struggle to move on.
 
We were here for the weekend. The streets were bustling, the squares lined with locals shading themselves under the trees. Saturday we caught a wedding in the church and Sunday there was a band playing and locals dancing. At 9pm the music stopped and the lights went out and we were treated to a lazer show with classical music with images bouncing off the church! Amazing!

Here men, wearing cowboy type hats, sing and dance freely in the square. Old women, who look soooo old you're affraid you'd knock them over, struggle with shopping bags. I'm not joking some of the San Miguel women are seriously old.  This place has given us a real insight to Mexican life. Not a drug baron in sight!  Just wonderful!